HKA Delay Expertise Supports EQWest Adjudication Outcome
4th May 2026
HKA’s delay expertise played a pivotal role in adjudication proceedings connected to Perth’s high-profile EQWest development at Elizabeth Quay.
In a confidential finding, an adjudicator found that D&C Corporation had acted unreasonably and “vexatiously” in withholding payments from contractor SRG.
A detailed delay analysis by Victor Ageev, delay expert at HKA, was central in supporting that outcome. His report identified that late commencement and slow progress of finishing trades, attributable to D&C, were a key cause of delays, undermining claims made against SRG. The arbitrations resulted in orders for D&C to pay around $5 million, bringing rare public insight into the delivery challenges of one of Perth’s most prominent waterfront developments.
“Nothing in a project happens in a vacuum – there is no substitute for rigorous consideration of the facts to separate causes and effects and to find the true drivers of late completion. I’m pleased to have provided reliable assistance to support a clear result.”
Victor Ageev, Managing Director
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